The title "GERMANY, THE NEXT REPUBLIC?" is chosen because the authorbelieves this must be the goal, the battlecry, of the United States andher Allies. As long as the Kaiser, his generals and the presentleaders are in control of Germany's destinies the world will encounterthe same terrorism that it has had to bear during the war. Permanentpeace will follow the establishment of a Republic. But the Germanpeople will not overthrow the present government until the leaders aredefeated and discredited. Today the Reichstag Constitutionalcommittee, headed by Herr Scheidemann, is preparing reforms in theorganic law but so far all proposals are mere makeshifts. The worldcannot afford to consider peace with Germany until the people rule.The sooner the United States and her Allies tell this to the Germanpeople officially the sooner we shall have peace.